With the sudden demise of the proprietor of Canning Garden Chee Cheong Fun in June, fans of the breakfast fare were rather worried that they would no longer have the chance to indulge in their favourite rice noodle dish.

2. preparing chee cheong fun

3. ready to be served

Granted, there are quite a few chee cheong fun hawkers in Ipoh but the stall in Canning Garden is one of the top 3 in town, and I’m not biased just because I grew up on its noodles.

4. customers’ order

5. mushroom gravy chee cheong fun

If Canning Garden Chee Cheong Fun had been part of your diet, you might want to know that business has resumed since early July. The stall is now manned by his son.

6. chee cheong fun with chilli sauce

7. chee cheong fun with sweet sauce

Selling traditional (or original) chee cheong fun, there are three flavours to choose from: mushroom gravy, chilli sauce or sweet sauce. Customers may opt for a combination of two or even three of the flavours in one dish. Portions come in Small or Large size.

8. three large plates of chee cheong fun

9. rest days in August

The stall opens daily from 7am until all chee cheong fun is sold out, estimated to be around 11am. Rest days are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays every alternate week.